Cotignola Staricco Tobler slots white office between warehouses in Montevideo
Uruguayan architecture firm Cotignola Staricco Tobler has sandwiched an all-white office building between shipping warehouses in the country's capital, and included two pebbled courtyards on its second level.
The building in Montevideo has an entirely white front facade and large windows, contrasting with the surrounding residential and industrial buildings.
It was constructed for import business Prinzi SA, which wanted to relocate its offices to be close to its distribution centre in the La Comercial neighbourhood.
The project also involved transforming the existing warehouses into a larger logistics hub, with centralised operations. "The proposal focuses on articulating the various warehouses and sheds to become the operational centre of the physical plant's 2,500 square metres," said Cotignola Staricco Tobler Arquitectos.
The new structure nestles among various warehouses and sheds, and serves as a link between the firm's existing buildings.
"The design for the new offices partly reuses these constructions, namely the areas that used to house the locker rooms and dining spaces of the old industrial centre," said the architecture studio.
The two-storey office measures 500 square metres, with workspaces on both floors, and an entrance foyer wrapped in timber. On the ground floor is a sitting room, kitchen and small desk space, along with existing toilets and a utility staircase the back of the building.
"The existing ducts running along t...
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